Paper 5 shilling of Georgia, Augusta, 1786. 0000.999.29641

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Obverse: STATE OF GEORGIA | Five Shillings. | THIS BILL shall pass current for FIVE SHILLINGS, \ according to an ACT of GENERAL ASSEMBLY \ of the STATE of GEORGIA, passed the Fourteenth Day of \ August, in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven \ Hundred and Eighty-six. Dated the Sixteenth Day of Octo- \ ber, A. D. 1786. | Treasurer. | AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH. | PRO BONO PUBLICO \ THE CON \ STITUTION \ OF THE \ STATE OF \ GEORGIA \ 1777. | ABERNETHIE SCU. | V sh. \ To counterfeit is DEATH \ 5 sh.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 73
    • Width: 160
  • SerialNumber: 7101
  • Shape: Rectangle

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1786

  • Date on Object

    • Date: October 16, 1786
  • Denomination: 5 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: STATE OF GEORGIA | Five Shillings. | THIS BILL shall pass current for FIVE SHILLINGS, \ according to an ACT of GENERAL ASSEMBLY \ of the STATE of GEORGIA, passed the Fourteenth Day of \ August, in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven \ Hundred and Eighty-six. Dated the Sixteenth Day of Octo- \ ber, A. D. 1786. | Treasurer. | AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH. | PRO BONO PUBLICO \ THE CON \ STITUTION \ OF THE \ STATE OF \ GEORGIA \ 1777. | ABERNETHIE SCU. | V sh. \ To counterfeit is DEATH \ 5 sh.

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29641
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Georgia--Paper Money

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States